Well, it was because the farmers and working man always had a red neck from sun exposure. And then in the coal mining days- this is my favorite part- unionizing workers would tie red bandanas around their necks to show solidarity. These are the men and boys who literally fought and died for our rights as workers. They were shot, even bombed, because they banded together to stand up to the coal companies. This caused the propaganda machines to start turning the masses against the term redneck. They stole the word and turned it into a synonym for ignorance and bigotry.
People often speak about unions and their ties to the mob. But they fail to realize that this was done out of necessity for survival. Literally. Slavery didn’t stop at the civil war. And ever since, we’ve been made to fight one another.
But even the rich vs poor fight is merely a construct built to divide us. The fact of the matter is that some people are just cruel monsters, and the rest of us have been so scared of them that we let them take the reigns from us. We were so afraid of being the one to stand up that we’ve allowed everyone around us to be forced to their knees.
And now we’re looking for anyone to blame but ourselves.
Ok I gotta get off this toilet, but I hope that clears things up :-)
I get what you’re saying, and I’m not denying it, I’m simply stating that the point at which most people would associate with the end of slavery in this country was nothing more than yet another shifting of the definitions. Obviously prior to slavery proper there were many forms of coerced or indentured servitude, serfdom, what have you. It predates the colonies. It predates mankind.
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Well, it was because the farmers and working man always had a red neck from sun exposure. And then in the coal mining days- this is my favorite part- unionizing workers would tie red bandanas around their necks to show solidarity. These are the men and boys who literally fought and died for our rights as workers. They were shot, even bombed, because they banded together to stand up to the coal companies. This caused the propaganda machines to start turning the masses against the term redneck. They stole the word and turned it into a synonym for ignorance and bigotry.
People often speak about unions and their ties to the mob. But they fail to realize that this was done out of necessity for survival. Literally. Slavery didn’t stop at the civil war. And ever since, we’ve been made to fight one another.
But even the rich vs poor fight is merely a construct built to divide us. The fact of the matter is that some people are just cruel monsters, and the rest of us have been so scared of them that we let them take the reigns from us. We were so afraid of being the one to stand up that we’ve allowed everyone around us to be forced to their knees.
And now we’re looking for anyone to blame but ourselves.
Ok I gotta get off this toilet, but I hope that clears things up :-)
kerrigan778@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Shot and bombed, oh yeah, and they and their families were SET ON FIRE AND BURNED ALIVE
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 1 week ago
People fail to realize how truly RUTHLESS some mother fuckers are. And they expect to just live a peaceful life while these bastards are around.
IfIonlyhadaBrain@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The rich orchestrating the fighting between us did not start at the civil war. In the US, it goes all the way back to the colonies.
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I get what you’re saying, and I’m not denying it, I’m simply stating that the point at which most people would associate with the end of slavery in this country was nothing more than yet another shifting of the definitions. Obviously prior to slavery proper there were many forms of coerced or indentured servitude, serfdom, what have you. It predates the colonies. It predates mankind.
Contemporarium@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Yep I heard the second one. Really neat story